foul trouble
noun
sports
: the state of having committed several fouls : the state of being close to fouling out
a basketball player in foul trouble
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White answered for her team's foul trouble in the game as well and didn't rule out that referees are calling more fouls on them.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Along with Plum’s foul trouble, starting point guard Erica Wheeler finished with five fouls.
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Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
To watch him do that when KAT’s in foul trouble, OG’s in foul trouble.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
On Saturday night, with Karl-Anthony Towns and OG nagged by foul trouble and the bench players struggling, Brunson refused to give in.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Along with Plum’s foul trouble, starting point guard Erica Wheeler finished with five fouls.
—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
To watch him do that when KAT’s in foul trouble, OG’s in foul trouble.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
On Saturday night, with Karl-Anthony Towns and OG nagged by foul trouble and the bench players struggling, Brunson refused to give in.
—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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